A rare picture, published just last January, which seems to be the oldest photograph of San Fiurenzu (Saint-Florent) known to this day
One notices immediately that the Strada Nova is not yet built (buildings built in the eighteenth century and are now at several meters from the sea, but had once upon a time their feet in the water) – however, it will be achieved between 1892 and 1896 to facilitate trade through the port.
But what is most interesting is the presence in this photograph of the defensive system protecting the entrance to the village: “a torra” (right) supporting one of the city gates still operating in the 1860’s and defensive
Recent Comments